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04/08/2008

And Now for Something Different: Watercolors!

Sometimes it's easy to overlook a craft or art project because it's
labeled for kids but going though all these new projects for The Crafty
Crow has really gotten me itching to try a bunch of them. I think it's
good to remember to experiment with new mediums and give those creative
muscles a stretch every now and then, so when I saw the watercolor tutorial by Arounna I
decided to jump right in along with my kids.

You begin with a very abstract watercolor and after it has dried you go
back with India ink and a bamboo skewer and create flowers out of the
watercolor splots (sorry, couldn't think of a better word.)

The freedom and unpredictability of the medium was really fun and different from the controlled detail work that I usually do. I'll definitely be doing this again.

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And Now for Something Different: Watercolors!

Sometimes it's easy to overlook a craft or art project because it's
labeled for kids but going though all these new projects for The Crafty
Crow has really gotten me itching to try a bunch of them. I think it's
good to remember to experiment with new mediums and give those creative
muscles a stretch every now and then, so when I saw the watercolor tutorial by Arounna I
decided to jump right in along with my kids.

You begin with a very abstract watercolor and after it has dried you go
back with India ink and a bamboo skewer and create flowers out of the
watercolor splots (sorry, couldn't think of a better word.)

The freedom and unpredictability of the medium was really fun and different from the controlled detail work that I usually do. I'll definitely be doing this again.

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